Fly Guy Presents: Insects (Scholastic Reader, Level 2)

Learn all about insects with Fly Guy and Buzz! Fly Guy and Buzz are ready for their next field trip! And in FLY GUY PRESENTS: INSECTS they go outside to learn all about other insects like Fly Guy! With straightforward text, humorous asides, and kid-friendly full-bleed photographs throughout, young readers will learn lots of fun facts about all sorts of bugs. Award-winning author/illustrator Tedd Arnold really brings nonfiction to life! From School Library Journal K-Gr 2-Arnold continues his distinctive and successful series with this newest title, a cohesive look at the world of insects (previous nonfiction titles have explored sharks, firefighters, and dinosaurs). Readers learn about where insects live, as well as their life cycle and physical characteristics. Kids will be fascinated by unusual details (a cockroach can live for days without a head). Scientific terms, such as metamorphosis, exoskeleton, and entomologists, are clearly defined. Appropriately, Arnold also tucks in information on flies, but the author is unclear about which insect is the fastest. He states that "the Southern giant darner dragonfly is the speediest insect. It can fly as fast as a car going 35 miles an hour!" However, a couple pages later, he writes, "A fly can zoom around at 45 miles per hour!" Arnold superimposes comical cartoon images of Fly Guy and his boy pal Buzz onto background artwork that alternates between lined journal pages and double-page outdoor nature photos; the resulting effect gives the pages a collagelike look. Kids will enjoy the amazing close ups, such as an image of an insect's stinger. VERDICT Teachers and series fans alike will be satisfied by this latest installment.-Lynn Vanca, Freelance Librarian, Akron, OH Review Praise for FLY GUY PRESENTS: SHARKS "A first-rate sharkfest, unusually nutritious for all its brevity." -KIRKUS REVIEWS Praise for FLY GUY PRESENTS: SPACE "An eye-catching lesson on space that aspiring astronauts and astronomers will not want to miss." -BOOKLIST Praise for HI! FLY GUY "Readers drawn in by the flashy foil will stick around to applaud this unusually capable critter." -PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Praise for SUPER FLY GUY "A fly by delight." -BOOKLIST About the Author Tedd Arnold is the bestselling author and illustrator of the Fly Guy series, i Green Wilma /i , i Parts /i , and other popular picture books. He is also the illustrator of i Detective Blue /i . He has received Theodor Seuss Geisel Honors for i Hi! Fly Guy /i and i I Spy Fly Guy! /i Tedd lives with his wife, Carol, in Florida.